Craigslist, Ebay and other online buying/selling scams.
by stevedude2 Mon Feb 23, 2015 7:07 pm
This scammer pastes back CL ad header on my car(s) if yes kindly email me back at my email [email protected] "because we are not allow to use cell phone at the military base. Thx"

Goes by David Lorenzo using 443-863-3173 or 702-747-3609 bills himself from Florida

PayPal scammer "surprise gift for son."

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by Mike Wilson Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:07 am
His email format:

Thanks for the mail. My name is David Lorenzo, I am ready to buy this for my son as a birthday gift for him, which i don't want him to know about and i am not in town at the moment because am in the United States Army, CPT(O-3) which am currently deployed and wont be back till December,. i work with the military air-force and presently I'm serving in Offutt AFB, Nebraska but I was promoted and transferred to Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage Alaska for a 3 years period We are not allowed to make or receive calls frequently for security reasons but we have internet access and that is our major means of communication to the outside world. So can you assure me i will not be disappointed buying this from you ? I also have a few questions for you.
Whats its condition, any damages?
Can you send me more pictures ?
Are you the original owner and what is your reason for selling?
How many miles does it has & when have you been using it?
Do you have a PayPal Account? ?
Does it has any mechanical issues or faulty ?
Do you have any offer's yet ?
I do check my email often but will reply back as soon i can.
Looking forward to read back from you

It is ALWAYS a scam
If the pet seller or shipper asks for money to be sent via Western Union, Money Gram, any brand of gift card. Walmart To Walmart , Zelle , PayPal friends and family option, or mentions Cameroon
by Mike Wilson Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:01 pm
Spoofed email from Fake PayPal
Email originated from [email protected]

PayPal will never hold your money.
PayPal will never ask you to send a payment to a third party.


You've got Cash!
Dear PayPal User:<removed>

This email confirms that you have received a total payment of $8,500.00 from David Lorenzo ([email protected]).
Status: Pending- Transport Company Awaiting Payment.
It may take a few moments for this transaction to appear in the Recent Activity list on your Account Overview
Receipt ID: 2436-6299-0776-3722

The number above is the buyer's receipt ID for this transaction. Please retain it for your records so that you will be able to reference this transaction for customer service.
View the details of this transaction online

Payment details
Total amount: $8,500.00 USD
Currency: U.S. Dollars
Item/Product Number: 170578699279
Transaction ID: H085328596W905660R
Pick Up Fee: $900.00 USD
Item Price: $7,500.00 USD
Money Gram Charges: $100.00 USD
Insurance: $0.00 USD
Quantity: 1
Item/Product Name: GOODS
Buyer: David Lorenzo




We would like to inform you that we receive an urgent message from the "Hauler Agent Company" which the buyer is using for the pickup of the merchandise that they would like to have the pickup registered before they would come for the pickup so we contact the buyer to inform him about the pickup issue and he agreed to pay the fees for the pickup to be registered. You are required to send the sum of $900.00 USD to the address below via Money Gram money transfer and get back to us with the relevant information which you will be provided with after the money has been sent, you are requested to email us the Money Gram information (Reference Number), sender's name and address used to make the transfer. As soon as we have received this information from you, we will credit the sum of $8,500.00 USD into your PayPal account. This payment was issued to your account through our online payment service and monitored by our fund verification team. The transaction has been screened and has proven to be 100% legal and real. You are hereby advised to go ahead with the transaction and send out the $900.00 USD to the bearer before we are able to credit your account, For security reasons email the Money Gram payment receipt to PayPal only and wait till your account is being credited before emailing the receipt to the buyer.

Be aware that you are 100% safe with PayPal and you do not need to worry about anything concerning this transaction as we are currently informing you that your money is intact and will be credited into your account the very moment you email us the Money Gram details for verification, also we want you to understand that the money can never be reversed back to the buyer because it has been deposited into your account and can only be cashed by you at your bank but the money will not be available for you until you must have sent the fee to the agent and have the details sent back to us for verification and your account accreditation.. Below is the transportation address you are to transfer the money to:
Transporter's Info:


Name:Kerry Ann Morton
State:North Carolina
Zip code:28115
Country:United State

Address Status: Confirmed
Note:As this transaction was done via our e-mail payments service, any inquiries and necessary information should be sent to us by directly replying to this message, because of the status of this transaction, it has not been passed on to our customer care phone service section,and all inquiries should be directed to this e-mail address as it is the one monitored for your transaction.
Please note:

We wish to inform you that David Lorenzo has made his intentions known to PayPal that he will like $900.00 USD to be sent to the recipient's address above via Money Gram. This funds is made in addition to the initial deposit made into your PayPal account. But the funds will only be credited into you account after the Reference Number is received


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PayPal Email ID PP155


Second Spoofed email

Dear <removed>

Thank you for using PayPal. We are writing back to you regarding the transaction between you and our verified customer David Lorenzo.The buyer has made the payment and it has been received by us.You are to go ahead and send the shipping fee to his mover via Money Gram Money Transfer upfront and get back to us with the Money Gram Transfer Receipt before we can have your total funds available for withdrawal in your account. This is done to protect both the buyer and the seller and our financial company from any fraudulent act. Because any funds lost in the transaction will be refunded by PayPal. The 8 Digits # is on the Money Gram Transfer Receipt that will be given to you at the Money Gram outlet.Therefore, our security department and our user protection policy advise that you are to wire the shipping agent fee for verification so that we can be sure that both you and your buyer are very safe. Your funds will be released into your account immediately after we verify that you have transferred the shipment fee to the buyer's transporter's details given to you in our payment notification receipt sent to you earlier.


Third spoofed email.

The scammers are trying to convince you not to call PayPal because you will discover rather quickly this is all a fake and a scam.


Hello <removed>,

Thank you for using PayPal, We want you to understand that we have choose this customer care email address to monitor the transaction between the Buyer/Seller, We want you to know that we have many people on our desk that we attend to and many may not understand the transaction, that is why we have chosen to use this email to monitor some transactions. So we will greatly appreciate if you could get back to us here.

Be informed that you are 100% safe with PayPal and you do not need to worry about anything, this transaction is only available and can only be tracked and traced via email. We are sorry that we cannot be reach via phone due to many transaction initiated everyday via PayPal, so do reply back to us if you have any question about the transaction and not via phone call.
NOTE: Calling Us Is Not Allowed Because We Do Not Disclose Our Payment Tab On Phone Facilities



Be informed that this transaction is only available and can only be tracked and traced via email, so do reply back to us if you have any question about the transaction and not via phone call.
Warning: As this transaction was done via our e-mail payments service, all inquiries should be directed to us by replying to this e-mail, as it's being monitored for your transaction which is because the status of this transaction has not been passed on to our customer care phone service section. We are making changes in our phone communication. .

Thank you for Using PayPal.

It is ALWAYS a scam
If the pet seller or shipper asks for money to be sent via Western Union, Money Gram, any brand of gift card. Walmart To Walmart , Zelle , PayPal friends and family option, or mentions Cameroon

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